Crease preventing tie holder



0a. 19, 1943. s, HOFFMAN I 2,332,382

GREASE PREVENTING TIE HOLDER Fil ed Sept. 25, 1942 A TTORNEY' rial part of this disclosure:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a crease prevent- Patented Oct 19, 1943 f ,onnaSnPRnvnN'rmG.gm D n Samuel I-Iofiman, nmiamnr. d I "iptlimn'semmber25, nseam-Nansen.

1 01m. 01, magi- This invention relatestoinew and usefulimprovements in a crease preventing-tie holder.

7 More specifically,. the-inventionproposes the construction of a crease preventing tie holder. characterized; by, a trapezoidal cardboard adapted to form a support for four-in-hand ties which have been folded: in half and engaged over the top end thereof with a band of paper being engaged about the cardboard and ties in a manner to retain the ties in position upon the cardboard.

Another object or" this invention proposes mounting a cylindrical member upon the top end of the trapezoidal cardboard to be disposed within the bend of the adjacent tie in a manner to prevent the ties from being creased flat against the top end of the cardboard.

Still another object of the invention proposes Fig.,l=is agperspective viewofiFig. Qiwiththe end .of the cardboard separated; as. permitted by the :slit;

Fig:.1.1- is alperspective :view of :the cylindrical memberiusedyin; theiorm of :the. invention shown-- this invention, includes a trapezoidal cardboard various means for securely mounting the cylindrical member inposition upon the top end of the cardboard in a manner to be in position thereon so that the ties may be engaged thereover.

It is a further object of this invention to construct a crease preventing tie holder which is simple and durable and which may be manu-' factured and sold at a reasonable cost For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, referen'ce will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Inthe accompanying drawing forming a mate ing tie holder constructed in accordance with this j invention and having ties in position thereon.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the top end of the holder per se.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. s I

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating a modification of the invention.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 4. I

Fig. 6 is'a perspective view of one end of the cylindrical member used in the form of the invention shown in Fig. i. g

Fig. 7 is another view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating a still further modification of the invention.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line fi8 of Fig. 7. j I

Fig. 9 is an elevational view of the top end i0 adapted to form a support for ties H. The ties H are first bent in half and then superimposed one on the other and engaged over the top end of the cardboard Hi. A band of paper i2 is engagedabout the cardboard H) and the ties H and has its ends secured together in 'a manner to retain the ties II in position upon the cardboard I0.

A cylindrical member 13 is mounted on the top end of the cardboard It and is disposed within the bent portion of the adjacent tie. The cylindrical member I3 is formed of wood and has a groove l4 extended inwards from one-side thereof. The top end of the cardboard is extendedinto the groove H1 and mucilage i5 holds the cylindrical member J3 in position upon the top end of the cardboard Ill,

The cylindrical'member I3 provides a rounded surface over which the ties extend and prevents them from being folded fiat against the top end of the cardboard lil.

In Figs. 4 to 6 the groove i l in the cylindrical member I3 continues at its inner end into an enlarged base groove M The top end- It of the cardboard l0 is bent downwards and the top end of the cardboard is adapted to he slipped into one form of the invention shown in Fig. 7.

of the cylindrical member l3 from one end'thereof. When this is done the bent down portion is will be disposed within the enlarged base groove 14 preventing the cylindrical member Hi from dropping off the end of the cardboard It.

The cardboard I0 is of a widthto haveits top corners projected beyond the ends of the cylindrical member l3. These top corners are then bent forwards asshown in Fig. 4 so as to prevent the cylindrical member from sliding off the cardboard I 0.

In other respects this form of the invention is similar to the previous form and lik referencelike parts in each of the several numerals identify views. y

In Figs. 7 to 11, the crease preventing tie holder is characterized by a cardboard it) over which ties not shown on the drawing are adapted to be engaged. A tubular member [3 is mounted on the top end of the cardboard l9 and is disposed within the bent portion of the adjacent tie to prevent the ties from being folded flat against the top end of the cardboard ID.

The cardboard ID has a portion of its top end cutaway forming spaced lugs 20 which extend along the ends of the tubular member l3. Projections 2| are extended inwards from the inner sides of the lugs 20. The projections 21 are projected into the ends of the tubular member l3 for holding the tubular member in position upon the top end of the cardboard I0.

A slit 22 is extended downwards from the base of the cutaway top end of the cardboard l0. This slit 22 permits the lugs 20 to be bent away from each other as shown in Fig. 10 to increase the distance between the inner ends of the projections 2i permitting the projections to be easily extended into and removed from the ends of the tubular member l3. The tubular member 13' in the form of the invention is preferably a length of cardboard tubing.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications iii coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

A crease preventing tie holder, comprising a cardboard adapted to form a support for fourin-hand ties bent at their centers and engaged over the top end thereof, and a cylindrical member mounted on said top end and disposed within the bent portion of the adjacent tie, said cy1indrical member being formed with a groove into which the top end of said cardboard is extended, said groove continuing at its inner end into a base groove extending substantially at right angles thereto, and said cardboard having its top end bent downwards and disposed within said base groove locking said cylindrical member in position on the top end of said cardboard, said cardboard having its top corners bent forwardly at the ends of said cylindrical member preventing said cylindrical member from moving laterally relative to said cardboard.

SAMUEL HOFFMAN. 

